Fast Company Annual List of most innovative companies is here, with 540 companies in 54 categories (top 10 companies per category) that are transforming their industries and communities with fresh ideas and innovative products.
MrBeast topped the food category this year for launching and promoting the better-for-you snack brand Feastables with hit and stunt-filled online content. Tazo, which completely transformed its supply chain to support regenerative farming practices, came in second.
Within consumer goods category, Empirical got the upper hand by creating a new type of alcohol called freeform, which uses vacuum cleaners for low-temperature distillation. Kraft Heinz was next in line with its plant-based product innovations.
He agriculture category featured innovators like the first carbon-neutral feed company Neutral Foods and Do Good Foods, fighting food waste with recycled chicken feed.
Food companies were also represented among some of the other 54 categories, including Chobani, which made the list under corporate social responsibility for his Unstuck initiative to promote the recruitment of refugees. And recycled fruit snack company Rind Snacks was among the most innovative companies with less than 10 employees.
See the complete list to explore other pioneering companies in the food industry and beyond.
